Celoxica and Elixent Form Alliance to Provide C Programming of Reconfigurable Signal Processing IP.Business Editors/Technology Writers ABINGDON, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2002 Celoxica Limited and Elixent Limited today announced a technology alliance to allow direct targeting of Elixent's reconfigurable signal processing (RSP RSP right sacroposterior (position of the fetus). ) architecture from C-based algorithms. The two companies are developing a version of Celoxica's DK1 design suite to enable system-on-chip (SoC) designers to bypass the need to use hardware description languages (HDLs). This will avoid the risk and time penalties associated with recoding Noun 1. recoding - converting from one code to another coding, steganography, cryptography, secret writing - act of writing in code or cipher of algorithms from C into HDL (Hardware Description Language) A language used to describe the functions of an electronic circuit for documentation, simulation or logic synthesis (or all three). Although many proprietary HDLs have been developed, Verilog and VHDL are the major standards. and the subsequent verification process. By targeting Elixent's embedded reconfigurable arithmetic logic unit See ALU. (ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) The high-speed CPU circuit that does calculating and comparing. Numbers are transferred from memory into the ALU for calculation, and the results are sent back into memory. Alphanumeric data are sent from memory into the ALU for comparing. ) array, DK1 will enable SOC developers to take algorithms from Handel-C to silicon implementation without the need to learn complex, inefficient HDLs. Final SoC designs will also be upgradeable in the field, providing developers with the fastest and most flexible route for incorporating optimized signal processing algorithms into new designs. This is important for the next generation of consumer, imaging and communications products. "This partnership will expand DK1 application to SoCs, in addition to FPGAs," commented Dennis Nye, senior vice president, worldwide sales and marketing at Celoxica. "We can now target high-performance, embedded DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive applications which are a key requirement in next generation consumer products." "This is the first step in providing system designers with the ability to implement optimized DSP algorithms in high volume consumer SoCs without first consulting a HDL manual," commented Kenn Lamb, Elixent's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . Lamb continued: "Software tools are the cornerstone to making Elixent's technology easily accessible. Our alliance with Celoxica is a significant step, offering C-based access to RSP, reconfigurable signal processing." A version of DK1 incorporating a direct Handel-C to Elixent's RSP architecture conversion is scheduled for the second half of 2002. About DK1 The DK1 design suite targets the design, validation, iterative refinement and implementation of complex algorithms in hardware. It includes built-in design entry, simulation, and synthesis - all driven by Handel-C, a design-entry language based on ANSI C that combines parallelism with a central timing model. Developers with knowledge of the C programming language find DK1's Handel-C language simple to use. With its intuitive hardware-specific constructs, Handel-C lets software developers quickly code hardware designs. DK1's integrated Handel-C-to-gate-level synthesis and optimization eliminates the need for any interim HDL stage or the need to maintain any additional code stream. The integrated Handel-C compiler lets developers generate optimized EDIF EDIF - Electronic Design Interchange Format. Not a programming language, but a format to simplify data transfer between CAD/CAE systems. LISP-like syntax. See also Berkeley EDIF200. E-mail: <edif-support@cs.man.ac.uk> ftp://edif.cs.man.ac.uk/pub/edif. netlists appropriate for targeting FPGAs. In addition, DK1 can optionally generate HDL output for traditional ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. flows. About Elixent's reconfigurable signal processing architecture Elixent's reconfigurable signal processing (RSP) architecture utilizes an array of 4-bit arithmetic logic units (ALUs), register and memory blocks that may be combined to support variable data word widths. The ALUs are positioned in the style of a chessboard, alternating with adjacent `switchboxes'. This offers unprecedented performance combined with the ability to dynamically reconfigure to allow silicon reuse. It supports a new class of platform devices that can be truly multi-functional and have the ability to support multiple applications, adapting efficiently to changing specifications. About Elixent Elixent is a leader in reconfigurable semiconductor IP. The company's patented reconfigurable signal processing (RSP) technology will provide solutions for companies producing electronic products for imaging and communications applications in consumer and industrial markets. About Celoxica Celoxica brings software methodologies to hardware design with tools that converge electronics design automation (EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. ) and embedded software development (ESD (1) (Electronic Software Distribution) Distributing new software and upgrades via the network rather than individual installations on each machine. See ESL. ) to improve designer productivity, address design skills shortages, and overcome system performance bottlenecks. The company's design tools, and their supporting products and services, introduce three aspects of software development to the hardware design process: a C-based language for rapidly describing the functionality rather than the underlying structural detail of the hardware; an integrated development environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment (IDE) for hardware design with features, such as symbolic debugging as well as synthesis that correlates to software compilation in that it is very fast; and libraries of predefined functions including access to peripherals and processors in hardware via common APIs. Celoxica has alliances and partnerships with Altera Corporation, Avnet Design Services, Wind River Systems Inc. and Xilinx, Inc. The company is headquartered in Abingdon, UK, with additional offices in Campbell, California, USA; Yokohama, Japan; and Singapore. Celoxica and the Celoxica logo are the trademarks of Celoxica Limited. Elixent and the Elixent logo are the trademarks of Elixent Limited. Any other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. Note to Editors: For Celoxica reader enquiries please contact: Will Golby, VP Communications, Celoxica Limited, 20 Park Gate, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4SH, United Kingdom, telephone +44 (0)1235 863656, facsimile +44 (0)1235 863 648. For more information about Celoxica, visit www.celoxica.com. For sales enquiries contact: Americas - sales.americas@celoxica.com; APAC APAC Australian Partnership for Advanced Computing APAC Agricultural Policy Analysis Center APAC Asia and Pacific APAC Asian Pacific American Coalition APAC Adapted Physical Activity Council (American Alliance for Health) - sales.apac@celoxica.com; Europe, Middle East, Africa - emeasales@celoxica.com. For Elixent reader enquiries please contact: Matt Wilson, EML EML - Extended ML. A language for formally specifying SML programs. ["Formal Program Development in Extended ML for the Working Programmer", D. Sannella, Proc 3rd BCS/FACS Workshop on Refinement", Springer 1990]. , The Albany Boathouse, Lower Ham Road, Kingston upon Thames Kingston upon Thames, outer borough (1991 pop. 130,300) of Greater London, SE England. Mainly residential, it has light engineering works and manufactures electronic equipment. It also contains one of the largest shopping centers in outer London. In the 10th cent. , Surrey, KT2 5BB, telephone +44 (0)208 408 8000, email mattw@eml.com. For more information about Elixent, visit http://www.elixent.com |
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